Potential Role of NKG2D and Its Ligands in Organ Transplantation: New Target for Immunointervention
| Autor: | Antonio López-Vázquez, Carlos López-Larrea, J Baltar, Francisco Ortega, Beatriz Suarez-Alvarez |
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| Rok vydání: | 2009 |
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Graft Rejection
Transplantation medicine.medical_specialty business.industry medicine.medical_treatment chemical and pharmacologic phenomena Immunosuppression Organ Transplantation Ligands Acquired immune system NKG2D Organ transplantation Interleukin 21 NK Cell Lectin-Like Receptor Subfamily K Immunology Interleukin 12 Humans Immunology and Allergy Medicine Pharmacology (medical) Receptors Immunologic business Antigen-presenting cell |
| Zdroj: | American Journal of Transplantation. 9:251-257 |
| ISSN: | 1600-6135 |
| Popis: | NKG2D is one of the best characterized activating receptors on Natural Killer (NK) and CD8+ T cells. This receptor recognizes several different ligands (MICA/MICB and ULBPs) induced by cellular stress and infection. In addition to the role described in cancer surveillance, recent data highlight the importance of NKG2D and its ligands in organ transplantation. Allografts show evidence of MICA and MICB expression in both acute and chronic rejection. The presence of anti-MICA antibodies has been correlated with incidence of graft rejection. Furthermore, NKG2D-ligand engagement activates NK cells, which provides T-cell costimulation, and enhances antigen specific CTL-mediated cytotoxicity. Activated NK cells may function as a bridge between innate and adaptive immunity associated with transplantation. Activated NK cells in response to IL-15 can also trigger organ rejection through NKG2D and affect the maturation of both donor and recipient antigen presenting cells (APCs) and ultimately the T-cell allogeneic response. Regulatory T cells, which modulate T-cell responses in organ transplantation and infections, were reduced in numbers by NK cells exposed to intracellular pathogens, possibly via interaction with one NK2GD receptor. Blockage of NKG2D-NKG2D-L interactions provides a novel pathway for development of inhibitors. These studies have important clinical and therapeutic implications in solid organ transplantation. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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